Going Solo

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"Going Solo" is Roald Dahl’s autobiographical memoir recounting his experiences as a young man working in East Africa and serving as a fighter pilot during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
author Roald Dahl
continuedIn Roald Dahl's later autobiographical writings
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
depictsEvent Battle of Greece
air combat in the Middle East theatre of World War II
depictsOrganization Royal Air Force
follows Boy: Tales of Childhood
genre autobiography
children's literature
war memoir
hasIllustrationsBy Quentin Blake
linked to: Sir Quentin Blake
hasPart accounts of Roald Dahl's RAF training
accounts of Roald Dahl's combat missions
accounts of Roald Dahl's work in East Africa
language English
mainCharacter Roald Dahl
mediaType print
narrativePerspective first-person
notableFor personal anecdotes from Roald Dahl's early adult life
vivid descriptions of flying in World War II
originalAudience general audience
young readers
prequel Boy: Tales of Childhood
publicationDate 1986
publisher Jonathan Cape
settingLocation Greece
Kenya
Libya
Tanzania
subject East Africa
Roald Dahl
Royal Air Force
World War II
fighter pilots
timePeriod World War II
late 1930s

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Roald Dahl notableWork Going Solo
Word of Mouth hasTrack Going Solo